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The word synoptic means “see-together” and the first three Gospels present the life of Jesus in pretty much the same format. The first three Gospels focus more on what Jesus taught and did; John focused more on who Jesus is. John shows us who Jesus is by highlighting seven signs (miracles) of Jesus.
- Summary of The Book of 1 John
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- Gnosticism
- Occasion and Purpose
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This summary of the book of 1 John provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of 1 John.
The author is John son of Zebedee (see Mk 1:19-20) -- the apostle and the author of the Gospel of John and Revelation (see Introductions to both books: Author). He was a fisherman, one of Jesus' inner circle (together with James and Peter), and "the disciple whom Jesus loved" (Jn 13:23; see note there). He may have been a first cousin of Jesus (his...
The letter is difficult to date with precision, but factors such as (1) evidence from early Christian writers (Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandria), (2) the early form of Gnosticism reflected in the denunciations of the letter and (3) indications of the advanced age of John suggest the end of the first century. Since the author of 1 John seems to bu...
1Jn 2:12-14,19; 3:1; 5:13make it clear that this letter was addressed to believers. But the letter itself does not indicate who they were or where they lived. The fact that it mentions no one by name suggests it was a circular letter sent to Christians in a number of places. Evidence from early Christian writers places the apostle John in Ephesus d...
One of the most dangerous heresies of the first two centuries of the church was Gnosticism. Its central teaching was that spirit is entirely good and matter is entirely evil. From this unbiblical dualism flowed five important errors: The Gnosticism addressed in the NT was an early form of the heresy, not the intricately developed system of the seco...
John's readers were confronted with an early form of Gnostic teaching of the Cerinthian variety (see Gnosticism above). This heresy was also libertine, throwing off all moral restraints. Consequently, John wrote this letter with two basic purposes in mind: (1) to expose false teachers (2:26 and note) and (2) to give believers assurance of salvation...
Introduction: The Reality of the Incarnation (1:1-4)The Christian Life as Fellowship with the Father and the Son (1:5;2:28)The Christian Life as Divine Sonship (2:29;4:6)The Christian Life as an Integration of the Ethical and the Christological (4:7;5:12)John Chapter 1 - In-depth, verse-by-verse Bible study and commentary of John chapter 1 in plain English. 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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He could be John son of Zebedee and one of the twelve disciples or another John from among Jesus’ early disciples, who was later known as the Elder. Whichever John it is, he is now in his old age and overseeing a network of house church communities, likely around ancient Ephesus.
The Gospel of John is such a great book to study, as a new believer, because it speaks so clearly about Jesus. It speaks of who He is, why He came and all about His ministry on earth before His death and resurrection.
1. Christ was the true Light (v. 9); not as if John Baptist were a false light, but, in comparison with Christ, he was a very small light. Christ is the great light that deserves to be called so. Other lights are but figuratively and equivocally called so: Christ is the true light.
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